Easter at our house was
Students sleeping
on air-beds
in sleeping-bags
in every possible place
known to mankind.
Notices on doors saying,
"Do not disturb until...."
Taxis arriving long after midnight,
(what will the neighbours think?)
Explosive giggles, followed by "sssh......"
Long-distance phone-calls
and me, (insane), saying,
"Of course you can phone your Mum, anytime",
(hope it's after six).
Endless queues for the bathroom,
Endless requests for food for starving Students.
Sitting upstairs watching black and white T.V.
to escape yet another Video party:
But the challenge comes
when the house heaves a sigh
and says, "Goodbye",
how not to cry......?
by
Shirley Frances Winskill 1992
